ZrO2, Al2O3 & more – your experts for technical ceramic components.
Technical oxide ceramics are ideal for applications that require exceptional material properties. They offer outstanding hardness, high wear resistance, enormous compressive strength, and excellent resistance to temperature changes. Thanks to their high electrical breakdown strength, they are perfectly suited for electrical engineering.
Unlike metals, technical ceramics are corrosion-resistant and exhibit significantly higher strength—for example, as a material for tools that outperform metal alloys.
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Development and manufacturing of an insulating component for electrical systems.
Manufacturing a durable component for industrial production lines.
Technical ceramics are an indispensable material in research and development, offering exceptional properties such as high temperature resistance and electrical insulation. Our ceramic components support innovations in laboratories and development centers worldwide.
In the chemical industry, technical ceramics are used due to their excellent corrosion resistance. Our industrial ceramic solutions guarantee long service life and reliable performance in demanding chemical environments.
Ceramic components are ideal for mechanical and plant engineering. They provide excellent wear protection and reliable electrical insulation, even under extreme stress, ensuring extended system lifetimes.
In aerospace, high-temperature-resistant and insulating ceramic solutions are crucial. Our technical ceramics meet these requirements and are successfully used in applications such as engines and sensors.
Our ceramic components offer exceptional hardness and wear protection essential for forming technology. They sustainably improve surface properties and the efficiency of production processes.
In the automotive sector, our ceramic solutions provide corrosion protection, electrical insulation, and excellent wear resistance. They are essential for applications in engines, batteries, and electronic components.
Technical ceramics play a key role in microtechnology. Our precise ceramic components ensure insulation, corrosion resistance, and wear protection for tiny, complex systems.
In measurement technology, our insulating and wear-resistant ceramic components are used. They offer the highest precision and reliability in measuring instruments for various industries.
For medical technology, we supply biocompatible ceramic components that provide wear protection and electrical insulation. They are used in implants, diagnostic devices, and other medical applications.
You likely have many questions regarding technical ceramics manufacturing, whether about specific requirements, materials used, or areas of application. The production of technical ceramics is a complex process that offers tailored solutions for a wide range of applications. To provide you with a comprehensive insight into this topic, we are ready to answer the most frequently asked questions.
Technical ceramics are materials produced by processing inorganic raw materials, offering outstanding mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties.
Typical raw materials for manufacturing industrial ceramics include alumina, zirconia, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, and aluminum nitride.
High-performance ceramics are produced using shaping processes such as pressing, injection molding, or extrusion, followed by sintering, a process that densifies and compacts the material at high temperatures.
Technical ceramics are characterized by high hardness, wear resistance, temperature resistance, chemical resistance, and electrical insulation.
Industrial ceramics are used in various industries, including electronics, automotive, aerospace, medical technology, energy generation, and tool manufacturing.
The sintering temperature affects the microstructure and mechanical properties of technical ceramics and must be carefully controlled.
Common types of high-performance ceramics include oxide ceramics (e.g., alumina), nitride ceramics (e.g., silicon nitride), and carbide ceramics (e.g., silicon carbide).
Processes such as grinding, polishing, drilling, milling, and coating are used for processing industrial ceramics.
Technical ceramics offer advantages such as high strength, hardness, wear resistance, temperature resistance, chemical resistance, and electrical insulation compared to other materials like metals and plastics.
Manufacturers of high-performance ceramics provide support in material selection, product development, prototype manufacturing, and production to meet their customers’ specific requirements.
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High technical expertise and product-independent consulting guarantee the best solutions!
Precise, functional, and economical – the combinations found in nature are our inspiration.
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